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“Don’t pretend, Bianca,�� he said. “You’re smarter than that, and so am I. I finally figured out what you meant when you left. You said you were like Hester. I get it now. The first time you came to my house, when we wrote that paper, you said Hester was trying to escape. But everything caught up with Hester in the end, didn’t it? Well, something finally caught up with you, but you’re just running away again. Only, he��-Wesley pointed to my bedroom door-“is your escape this time.�� He took a step toward me, forcing me to crane my neck even more to see his face. “Admit it, Duffy.��
“Admit what?��
“That you’re running away from me,�� he said. “You realized you’re in love with me and you bailed because it scared the shit out of you.”
― Kody Keplinger, The DUFF: Designated Ugly Fat Friend

“Prior to the 1800s, this passage (1 Thess. 4:13-18) was understood by biblical scholars to be referencing the general resurrection and the final coming of the Lord at the end of time. Nobody believed this was referring to some sort of removal of the church from the earth, just prior to a seven-year tribulation period.”
― J.A. Hardgrave, Jesus Wins: The End Times are Better Than you Think

“If you hang out with corrupt utility companies, you must expect to get caught up in their illegal activities!”
― Steven Magee

“I am far too often ‘caught up�� in the person who I am, verses being ‘drawn up�� into the person I could be.”
― Craig D. Lounsbrough